undersleeve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of undersleeve
Example Sentences
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An undersleeve for the evening may be made in this manner, but should have only one row of insertion and edging.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
An outer opened sleeve was now favoured, caught in front at the elbow and hanging to the knee over a fairly tight undersleeve with a turned-back lace cuff or ruffle.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Hughes, Talbot
A linked band of gold, partly hidden by the lace undersleeve, clasped one of her wrists.
From After a Shadow and Other Stories by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Some sleeves were tighter with a small cuff, but usually the outer garment had a falling sleeve with a square or round end showing the tight undersleeve.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Hughes, Talbot
The second, with a graceful lawn undersleeve, is from a Van Dyck of Lucius Gary, Viscount Falkland.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
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